Information about #AD8E38 color

#AD8E38 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AD8E38 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(173, 142, 56) (67.8% red, 55.7% green, 22% blue), or CMYK 0 / 12 / 46 / 32 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AD8E38 is a clearly saturated warm orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Reef Gold (#A98D36). Slightly further away sit Alpine (#AD8A3B) and Antique Gold (#B0903D).

The recipe behind #AD8E38 is rgb(173, 142, 56), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AD8E38 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AD8E38 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AD8E38 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AD8E38 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AD8E38 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AD8E38 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AD8E38 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#AD3892
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Nearest named colors to #AD8E38

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Pale Fallen Leaves color link
Pale Fallen Leaves

#AA8736

Intrepid color link
Intrepid

#AB8439

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Jandal color link
Jandal

#B78239

Frizzell color link
Frizzell

#AD812F

Noosa color link
Noosa

#B78038

#AD8E38 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD8E38
  • RGB173, 142, 56
  • CMYK0, 12, 46, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 142, 56)
  • HSL44°, 51%, 45%
  • HSL Precise44.103°, 51.092%, 44.902%
  • HSV44°, 68%, 68%
  • HSB44°, 68%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.557, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.557, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.557, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAD8E38
  • DECIMAL ID11374136
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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